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How to pronounce chart

Say it like CHART. Chart is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/tʃɑrt/CHART
UK British/tʃɑːt/CHAHT
  • CHART
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Chart pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. CHARTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

American vs British pronunciation of chart

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: CHAHT.

What does chart mean?

noun
  1. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
  2. A navigator's map.
  3. A tabular presentation of data; a table.
verb
  1. To draw a chart or map of.“chart the seas”
  2. To draw or figure out (a route or plan).“Let's chart how we're going to get from here to there.”
  3. To record systematically.

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Words that rhyme with chart

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Questions about saying chart

How do you pronounce chart?

Say CHART. The American pronunciation is /tʃɑrt/. In British English it is /tʃɑːt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in chart?

Chart is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: CHART.

Is chart pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /tʃɑːt/ (CHAHT).

Pronunciation from CMUdict and Britfone; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).